Good Practice - Project

“Lamb lift” Innovation to stimulate lamb production

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group established a new quality standard for Swedish lamb in order to increase the competitiveness of the sector.
  • CAP Implementation
  • - Programming period: 2014-2022 Sweden
    - Programming period: 2014-2022 Sweden

    General information

    RDP Priority
    • P3. Food chain and risk management
    RDP Focus Area
    • 3A: Agri-food chain integration & quality
    RDP Measure
    • M16: Cooperation

    Summary

    ‘Lamb lift’ is an EIP-AGRI Operational Group consisting of farmers, consultants, slaughterhouses, researchers, traders, and wholesalers. They worked together to identify the most important quality characteristics of lamb meat production and put in place a set of best practices across the entire value chain. The resulting quality standard is aimed at building consumer confidence and driving sales.

    Results

    A quality standard for Swedish lamb and a corresponding set of best practices. 

    A suite of videos, tools, and checklists freely available online.

    New knowledge transfer networks and increased collaboration in the sector.

    Promoter

    Swedish Federation of Farmers (LRF)

    Funding

    Total budget 3 492 330 (SEK)
    EAFRD 3 321 330 (SEK)
    Private / own 100 000 (SEK)
    Other 71 000 (SEK)

    Ressourcen

    English language

    50._lamb_lift_innovation_to_stimulate_lamb_production.pdf

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